The initiative by Opera America, described as a discount exchange for traveling audience members, has 85 participating companies across the US and Canada offering a 10% discount on tickets to subscribers of any other participating company. - Ludwig Van
So, stop worrying about whether your attention span is too short, and start understanding distractedness as "a radical alternative to an internalised puritan work ethic." - The Guardian (UK)
"Spotify laid off hundreds and effectively killed its in-house podcast production units, Gimlet and Parcast. It seemed like every entity, from public radio to news publishers, made cuts to their podcast units. Companies folded, and left their creators hanging." - The Verge
The 1978 movie "was rated G but famously scared a lot of the unsuspecting kids who saw it. In fact, just in this past year, it was re-classified as PG." - NPR
At Bobby Baker's restaging of her 1976 An Edible Family in a Mobile Home, visitors "five lifesize family members made of biscuits, meringue and cake (including, in an updating of the original, a vegan option)." - The Guardian (UK)
After surveying more than 8,000 audience members, who expressed desires for more time for post-show dinner, discussion, and/or catching the last train home, the NT will start a pilot scheme this winter of 6:30 pm start times for some Tuesday and Thursday performances. - The Guardian
Individual stores develop their own looks. "Any design agency would have a heart attack if they could see what we’re doing,” said CEO James Daunt. “We don’t have any architect doing our design at any stage. And certainly the identity people would have a complete crisis.” - The New York Times
One visitor to New York and MoMA from North Carolina: "I was in here for a long time. ... And I turned around and was like, 'Is this real?'" - Hyperallergic
"The grants, ranging from $56,000 to more than $2 million for a three-year period, are intended to fund programs to attract new audiences, whether that means extending free hours or offering free meals." - NPR
"A memo circulated to NPR staff says traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter, now officially renamed X, though traffic from the platform was small already and accounted for just under two percent of traffic before the posting stopped." - Nieman Reports
"The rule would not set a limit on the fees, but rather would require broader disclosures, including the purpose of the fees and whether they are refundable. This action comes as President Biden has made cutting down on the so-called junk fees one of the priorities of his administration." - The Hollywood Reporter
"The paperbacks were intended to help soldiers pass the time. But they were also meant to remind them what they were fighting for, and draw a sharp contrast between American ideals and Nazi book burnings." - The New York Times
